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Chapter 8 - Guests *******************

Warning: Some Ryou/Bakura, Seto/Jou in this chapter

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Yugi, Yami and his grandpa had spent a wonderful and enjoyable Christmas together in the comfort of their own home. Needless to say Yami surprised Yugi with only a gift that he himself could give him. He gave him a night and day of pure happiness. (A/N: *wink wink* You know. Hubba hubba, *pant pant* *whistles* *Yugi pokes sarah* What? Oh, right. on with the story! ^_~ gomen!)

But a few days later, Yugi's grandpa was called away on an urgent call to a dig in Egypt, where they claimed to have found something rather important, although no one would tell Yami or Yugi about it.

"I'm sorry, Yugi, I really am. But I know you'll be fine here with Yami." He reassured his grandson for the millionth time that morning.

"But what about you? You shouldn't be doing so much travelling, you could get sick or even die! I don't want you to die, grandpa." Yugi said with tears in his eyes.

"But, Yugi, I'm not going to die. Don't worry so much." He said as he embraced Yugi.

"But I can't stop worrying. What if you die while you're en Egypt?" Yugi sniffled.

"Then I'll die doing what I love most, and with my family right here." He let go of Yugi, and placed his hand to his heart. "Don't worry, Yugi. I'll be back before long." He chuckled deeply as he bent down and picked up his bag.

"Alright." Yugi wiped his tears away, and replaced his frown with a smile that could make anyone's heart melt.

"Do one thing for me, Yugi? Take good care of Yami." He laughed when Yugi nodded with a grin on his face. "I'll see you next week." He gave his grandson one last hug, and kissed him gently on his forehead.

"Goodbye, grandpa!" Hey waved his grandpa goodbye, and watched as a taxi sped away, holding only two occupants; one was his grandfather.

He sighed, and turned around, completely shocked by the presence of his koi, Yami, who had been standing behind him the whole time.

"Hey, Yami!" He threw himself at his Yami, and snuggled into his chest.

"Hello, Aibou." Yami said in his soothing, deep voice.

"Why didn't you say goodbye to grandpa?" He asked, suddenly quite curious.

"I only just woke up." Yami said, with a grin on his face, causing Yugi to giggle.

"You want to do something later on?" Yugi asked, still giggling.

"Alright. But what?" Yami looked down at his hikari.

"Hmm... Good question." Yugi said, scratching the side of his head, making him look completely innocent. So innocent that Yami threw his arms around him with a smile on his face. "You're too innocent for your own good, aibou." Yugi grinned sheepishly, and pushed his Yami away.

"You just say that, Yami. But you should know that I'm not as innocent as I look anymore." He trailed off, and smirked. Yami nodded his head, and ruffled Yugi's hair.

"Yami, I'm not a little kid anymore." Yugi whined, and pouted. He smiled cutely at Yami, who kissed his forehead gently, and wrapped his arm around his light.(a/n: glomps Yugi for being so cute! ^^)

"So what should we do today?" Yami gazed down at Yugi.

"We could go to the arcades or get together with the gang?" Yugi asked Yami, who considered his choices for a moment.

"Alright." Yugi clapped his hands together at Yami's answer, and ran off to find the phone and call his friends. Yami chuckled at his childish behaviour, and walked up the stairs and into the bathroom. He would have to get ready to go before Yugi had a chance to plan out everything.

Downstairs, Yugi had already called Jou and Ryou, who could both come. And Ryou promised that he'd try and bring Bakura along, too. He dialled a few more numbers, and was pleased with the results. Honda, Malik, and Marik could join them as well.

Yugi smiled to himself, and sat down on the couch. He looked at the clock, and sighed. They'd be over in a mere half hour. But for Yugi, it was still too long to wait.

He jumped up off the couch, and run up the stairs, nearly running into Yami, who caught him before he tripped and fell to the ground.

"Why in such a hurry?" Yami looked at him curiously, and Yugi smiled.

"They'll be here in a half an hour, Yami!" Yugi smiled brightly, and wrapped his arms around Yami in a cute manner.

"And what to do till then?" Yami grinned, and Yugi pulled away.

"I don't know." Yugi suddenly noticed that Yami was only wearing his leather pants, and his shirt was folded neatly in his arms. His eyes widened, and he smirked. He grabbed Yami's shirt, and ran down the stairs as fast as his legs could carry him.

Yami growled, and ran down after him, a smirk on his face as well. They ran around, chasing each other for what seemed like an eternity before Yami finally caught Yugi, and they fell to the ground, Yami on top of Yugi.

They found their lips locked in a passionate kiss before they could stop themselves, and didn't hear a soft clicking of the door opening and closing.

"Ahem." An irritated voice from somewhere behind them startled them, and Yami scrambled up off of Yugi, his shirt back in his arms. Yugi jumped up, and blushed when he saw Ryou and Bakura standing there. Ryou was giggling softly, and Bakura was glaring at them.

"I tried to make him knock, but he just barged in. I'm sorry, Yugi. We didn't interrupt anything, did we?" Ryou said quietly as he tried to suppress his laughter.

"No, uh, we - I - I mean-" Yami was cut off by Yugi trying to answer.

"He was just walking - I mean - I was running, and we. We ended up falling, and." Yugi trailed off, failing miserably to find a good excuse.

Yami's cheeks turned a deep shade of crimson, almost the colour of his eyes, and he ran up the stairs to go change.

"Be right back!" He called down, and they all heard a door slam somewhere upstairs.

"Gomen, we lost track of the time." Yugi scratched the back of his head nervously, and smiled.

"It's alright, Yugi." Ryou said softly, and they all sat down on the couch. "I understand."

"You do?" Yugi tilted his head to one side, and raised his eyebrows.

"Uh, heh heh, Yeah." Ryou laughed at the look on Yugi's face, and leaned back into the couch, a tired look on his face.

"Why so tired, Ryou?" Yugi questioned him.

"Mm, I just didn't sleep very long last night. I really shouldn't have stayed up so late." He rubbed the back of his neck, and closed his eyes.

"I told him to stay home." Bakura glared at Yugi, a possessive look on his face. "But he said it was more important to come here."

"Oh, Ryou, if I had known you were really tired, I would've asked you guys to come over tomorrow!" Yugi smiled.

"It's fine, Yugi." Ryou sighed, opened his eyes, and smiled at Yugi.

"By the way, how's your arm?" Yugi looked down at the bandage covering Ryou's right arm.

"Oh, it'll be fine." Ryou looked down at it, and smiled sadly. Yugi looked at him suspiciously for a moment before Yami came back down, his shirt finally on again.

"Pharaoh." Bakura growled.

"Tomb Robber." Yami spat, and sat down beside Yugi, one arm around his koi's waist.

They both glared at each other for a few moments, their lighter halves uncomfortable with the silence.

"So-" Yugi started but there was a knock on their door before he could continue. Relieved, Yugi jumped up to his feet, and ran to the door. He pulled the door open, a huge smile on his face. Two people were standing in front of him. One, Jou, was expected. But the other wasn't so expected.

"Kaiba?" Yugi looked shocked, but stepped backwards to let them go inside. Kaiba was frowning as Jou led him inside. Yami was the first to react to the sudden showing up of Kaiba.

"Why are you here?" Yami looked at him suspiciously.

"The mutt dragged me along." Kaiba said simply, and Jou blushed.

"Oh, really? How?" Bakura eyed him suspiciously, his arms folded against his chest.

"It was really easy, I know exactly where he -" Jou was cut off by Seto Kaiba's lips pressing against his own. Everyone was shocked at the sudden action between the two, but shrugged it off, they knew it had to happen sooner or later.

Yugi ran to the door as someone knocked on it again. It was Honda, Otogi, Shizuka and Anzu. Yugi was so surprised that he sat down with a shocked expression on his face.

"So why are all of you here?" Jou asked suddenly.

"Well, I met up with Otogi on the way to your house, and well we saw Anzu and Shizuka on the way back from the mall." Honda blushed, and smiled at them all.

"Right then. So, Yug, where's tha food?" Jounouchi looked at him curiously as his stomach rumbled. Everyone burst out laughing, with the exception of Bakura, of course. Even Kaiba laughed along with everyone else!

Yugi giggled, and gestured for Jou to go into the kitchen with him. The rest of them stayed in the living room, and swapped stories, and recent events, and such.

A few minutes later, they both emerged from the kitchen with bowls of chips and dip.

"Does anyone want anything to drink?" Yugi asked brightly.

"Hai, I'll have some water, if you don't mind."

"I'll have some coke!" Jou exclaimed as he shoved a few chips into his mouth.

"Can I just have some water, too?" Anzu looked over at Yugi with a smile. He nodded, and went back into the kitchen, and surprisingly Ryou followed him in.

"I thought you might like some help." He smiled, and helped Yugi find some glasses for the drinks.

"Arigato, Ryou!" Yugi exclaimed, and took out a few glasses from the cupboard. "Why did you stay up late last night?"

"Oh, well, I couldn't really sleep. And Bakura didn't help, he was trying to send things into the Shadow Realm again!" He chuckled at the memory, and took a glass from Yugi.

"Bakura must really be a handful, then!" Yugi giggled.

"I know." Ryou said, and stared down at the cup, deep in thought. "But it's really nice having him around."

"Really? Do you two get along?" Yugi looked at him for a moment.

"It's more of an understanding and a relationship." Ryou blushed, but looked back up at Yugi.

"Relationship?" Yugi blinked.

"Well. Yeah. Don't tell anyone? Please? 'Kura's been really nice to me the past while, and, well, the truth is that last night after his little rampage, we talked. And now we're together!" Ryou smiled happily, and Yugi smiled, too.

"That's great!" Yugi laughed as he filled the last cup full of coke. "Alright, let's get back to the others, we don't want them to think we've forgotten them!" They both laughed as they joined their friends in the living room again.

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Oh man.. So tired.. Must. stay awake.. -.-zzz

I didn't have time to check for mistakes, so if there are any, please let me know! And I'll change them right away!! ^__________^

Yeah, while I'm rambling on and on. Does anyone know the lyrics or the name of the original song by Ayumi Hamasaki found at this site?:

h t t p : / / h o m e . n o . n e t / z y r r e / A y u m I % 2 0 H a m a s a k I % 2 0 - % 2 0 S p e c i a l % 2 0 T e c h n o % 2 0 R e m i x . m p 3

(just copy and paste, but remove all the spaces first!!)

I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me out! ^_^ Arigato!

Gomen about taking so long, it's just that I had a bit of writer's block for a while, and I've been studying for exams, and well... It's been taking up almost all of my spare time!!

-_-'

*laughs hysterically* I just read the funniest fic, and in one chapter, they played 'in bed with a rope'. Not like that, hentai!! You take fortune cookies, and read them aloud to your friends, and add 'in bed with a rope' at the end of each fortune! ^^ Needless to say it was hilarious! I intend to try it out. I love fortune cookies! ^_^ Mmmm.

Now I have a craving for fortune cookies. And caffeine O_O

*runs off to find some caffeine*

^^ *comes back grinning* I found a huge can thing full of hot chocolate mix and marshmallows ^_____________^ I think I'll be awake in no time at all!!! XD

Maybe I shouldn't have had so much. I feel overfull now .

You know what I just noticed? Jou and Seto WERE meant to be together. I mean, Kaiba even has enough money to feed Jou all the time! *laughs*

Anyways, Please R&R! ^^ And have a great night/day! I love you all! ^^

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(P.S. TO ALL REVIEWERS: I'll be thanking you in the next chapter, because I wanted to post this as quickly as possible, seeing as how I've been so cruel, and haven't update in a very long time -_-' please forgive me? ^^)